On her third day at sea in pursuit of the Round Britain & Ireland record, Geronimo is now charging south towards Ireland, having rounded the Shetland Isles during the night.

The giant trimaran is revelling in excellent sailing conditions and is well within the record time set by Steve Fosset (5 days, 21 hours, 5 minutes, 27 seconds).

Just a few hours after crossing through the calm centre of the depression now centred over northern Britain, Geronimo is back on song driven by winds of between 20 and 27 knots. The trimaran is now approaching Ireland, the latest test to be faced on this highly complex course.

"It looks as if we might have some calm weather off the south of Ireland, but compared to the very flat calms we had before reaching the Shetlands, the conditions should be good enough for us. As we're sailing a triangular course, we have to manoeuvre the boat as we change heading. There's a lot of gibing involved and many course marks to be negotiated, so I end up spending a lot of the day at the chart table",says Olivier de Kersauson.

Geronimo has now covered a little over half the Round Britain & Ireland course. "We're well within Steve Fosset's record time. Even if we run into quieter weather nearer the finish line, we should beat the time set by Lakota", explains the skipper.

To beat the record set by Steve Fossett in 1994, Geronimo must cross the finish line off the Lizard (which she left on Thursday afternoon) before 11:11:29 on Wednesday 11 September.

Tom Burton (AUS) and Alison Young (GBR) hit the right note in the Laser and Laser Radial at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne as they took out the top honours and qualification spots to the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final.

It was double Australian gold in the Paralympic classes. Matt Bugg (AUS) came out on top in the 2.4mR whilst London 2012 Paralympic SKUD18 gold medallists Dan Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch (AUS) were triumphant in the two person keelboat.

Lithuania's Juozas Bernotas came out on top in the Men's RS:X whilst Russia's Stefania Elfutina was triumphant in the Women's RS:X. Both sailors claim the first Abu Dhabi ISAF Sailing World Cup Final spots whilst Jock Calvert (AUS) and Joanna Sterling (AUS) picked up the Oceanic spots for the Emirati finale.

There was some fast paced action in the 49er and 49erFX Medal Races at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne as Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen (AUS) and Maia & Ragna Agerup (NOR) claimed the honours and Abu Dhabi final spots.

A tight group of five young Papua New Guinean (PNG) Laser sailors are stepping up their 2015 Pacific Games competition program using this week's ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne. PNG is one of 33 countries represented at the important Oceanic event, the largest Olympic sailing regatta in the southern hemisphere.

Nicolai Sehested (DEN) and his TREFOR Match Racing Team clinched victory today at the Energa Sopot Match Race, Poland, the 10th stage and World Championship Event of the 2015 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT).

There was no stopping current, and five-time ISAF Match Racing World Champion Ian Williams (GBR), GAC Pindar today at the Energa Sopot Match Race as he swiftly dispatched his Quarter Final opponent Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) in three straight wins.

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) continues to address concerns and is taking steps to ensure the health and safety of all athletes who will be competing in the upcoming Aquece Rio, Olympic Test Event and the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition.

Veteran Polish match racer and America's Cup helmsman Karol Jablonski skilfully played the gusty conditions today to lead the twelve strong field of teams at the end of Day 2 of Qualifying at the 2015 Energa Sopot Match Race.